Committee presses for conditions in 30 Maple Street special permit to ensure conversion is three‑family, not four

Summary

The Urban Affairs Committee reviewed a special permit application to convert 30 Maple Street to a three‑family property, and directed the applicant to add specific conditions — including surrendering an upper-level unit and removing kitchen/plumbing fixtures — clarifying parking, plan dates and exterior lighting before the council acts.

The Marlborough City Urban Affairs Committee on Jan. 13 reviewed a special permit application to convert a house at 30 Maple Street into a three‑family residential property and asked the applicant and attorney to add explicit conditions to prevent the property from operating as a larger, unauthorized multi‑unit dwelling.

Committee members focused on preexisting nonconformities, parking and plan specificity. The property’s lot coverage is recorded as a preexisting nonconforming 42.6% (the ordinance maximum cited in the decision is 30%), and the draft decision accepts the existing nonconforming conditions while requiring detailed site plan review by the Site Plan Review Committee before issuance of building permits.

The applicant’s submission proposes removal of an old garage to create parking, green space and required setbacks; the site‑plan reviewer determined the property is best served with eight parking spaces to preserve maneuverability. The draft decision includes standard conditions…

Committee presses for conditions in 30 Maple Street special permit to ensure conversion is three‑family, not four

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